# UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

## Format

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

## Teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| England | Quarter-final winner | 8 May 1968 | 1st | — | Debut |
| Italy (host) | Quarter-final winner | 20 April 1968 | 1st | — | Debut |
| Soviet Union | Quarter-final winner | 11 May 1968 | 3rd | 1964 | Winners (1960) |
| Yugoslavia | Quarter-final winner | 24 April 1968 | 2nd | 1960 | Runners-up (1960) |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 June – Naples | 5 June – Naples | 5 June – Naples |
| Italy (coin toss) | Italy (coin toss) | 0 |
| Italy (coin toss) | Italy (coin toss) | 0 | 8 and 10 June – Rome | 8 and 10 June – Rome | 8 and 10 June – Rome |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 | 8 and 10 June – Rome | 8 and 10 June – Rome | 8 and 10 June – Rome |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 | Italy (replay) | 1 | 2 |
| 5 June – Florence | 5 June – Florence | 5 June – Florence | | | Italy (replay) | 1 | 2 |
| 5 June – Florence | 5 June – Florence | 5 June – Florence | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 |
| England | England | 0 | | | |
| England | England | 0 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | | 8 June – Rome | 8 June – Rome | 8 June – Rome |
| | | | England | England | 2 |
| | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 |

## Semi-finals
### Italy vs Soviet Union

The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.
| Italy | Soviet Union |
| GK | 22 | Dino Zoff |
| SW | 7 | Ernesto Castano |
| RB | 5 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| CB | 4 | Giancarlo Bercellino |
| LB | 10 | Giacinto Facchetti (c) |
| DM | 11 | Giorgio Ferrini |
| CM | 13 | Antonio Juliano |
| CM | 18 | Gianni Rivera |
| RW | 9 | Angelo Domenghini |
| FW | 15 | Sandro Mazzola |
| FW | 16 | Pierino Prati |
| Manager: ||
| Ferruccio Valcareggi ||
| GK | 1 | Yuri Pshenichnikov |
| SW | 18 | Albert Shesternyov (c) |
| RB | 8 | Yuriy Istomin |
| CB | 10 | Volodymyr Kaplychnyi |
| LB | 3 | Valentin Afonin |
| RH | 11 | Eduard Malofeyev |
| CM | 21 | Gennady Logofet |
| CM | 19 | Aleksandr Lenyov |
| RW | 5 | Anatoliy Byshovets |
| CF | 4 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy |
| LW | 7 | Gennady Yevryuzhikhin |
| Manager: ||
| Mikhail Yakushin ||

### Yugoslavia vs England

| Yugoslavia | England |
| GK | 1 | Ilija Pantelić |
| SW | 6 | Dragan Holcer |
| RB | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić (c) |
| CB | 5 | Blagoje Paunović |
| LB | 3 | Milan Damjanović |
| DM | 15 | Miroslav Pavlović |
| CM | 21 | Dobrivoje Trivić |
| CM | 8 | Ivica Osim |
| RW | 7 | Ilija Petković |
| CF | 9 | Vahidin Musemić |
| LW | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| Manager: ||
| Rajko Mitić ||
| GK | 1 | Gordon Banks |
| SW | 6 | Bobby Moore (c) |
| RB | 2 | Keith Newton |
| CB | 5 | Brian Labone |
| LB | 3 | Ray Wilson |
| DM | 4 | Alan Mullery | 89' |
| CM | 19 | Norman Hunter |
| CM | 9 | Bobby Charlton |
| CM | 11 | Martin Peters |
| FW | 7 | Alan Ball |
| FW | 8 | Roger Hunt |
| Manager: ||
| Alf Ramsey ||

## Third place play-off

| England | Soviet Union |
| GK | 1 | Gordon Banks |
| SW | 6 | Bobby Moore (c) |
| RB | 16 | Tommy Wright |
| CB | 5 | Brian Labone |
| LB | 3 | Ray Wilson |
| DM | 17 | Nobby Stiles |
| CM | 19 | Norman Hunter |
| CM | 9 | Bobby Charlton |
| CM | 11 | Martin Peters |
| FW | 8 | Roger Hunt |
| FW | 10 | Geoff Hurst |
| Manager: ||
| Alf Ramsey ||
| GK | 1 | Yuri Pshenichnikov |
| SW | 18 | Albert Shesternyov (c) |
| RB | 8 | Yuriy Istomin |
| CB | 10 | Volodymyr Kaplychnyi |
| LB | 3 | Valentin Afonin |
| RH | 11 | Eduard Malofeyev |
| CM | 19 | Aleksandr Lenyov |
| CM | 21 | Gennady Logofet |
| RW | 5 | Anatoliy Byshovets |
| CF | 4 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy |
| LW | 7 | Gennady Yevryuzhikhin |
| Manager: ||
| Mikhail Yakushin ||

## Final
### Original match

As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.
| Italy | Yugoslavia |
| GK | 22 | Dino Zoff |
| SW | 7 | Ernesto Castano |
| CB | 5 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| CB | 12 | Aristide Guarneri |
| LB | 10 | Giacinto Facchetti (c) |
| RM | 9 | Angelo Domenghini |
| CM | 14 | Giovanni Lodetti |
| CM | 11 | Giorgio Ferrini |
| AM | 13 | Antonio Juliano |
| CF | 2 | Pietro Anastasi |
| CF | 16 | Pierino Prati |
| Manager: ||
| Ferruccio Valcareggi ||
| GK | 1 | Ilija Pantelić |
| RB | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić (c) |
| CB | 5 | Blagoje Paunović |
| CB | 6 | Dragan Holcer |
| LB | 3 | Milan Damjanović |
| RM | 21 | Dobrivoje Trivić |
| CM | 15 | Miroslav Pavlović |
| LM | 10 | Jovan Aćimović |
| RW | 7 | Ilija Petković |
| LW | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| CF | 9 | Vahidin Musemić |
| Manager: ||
| Rajko Mitić ||

### Replay

| Italy | Yugoslavia |
| GK | 22 | Dino Zoff |
| SW | 20 | Sandro Salvadore |
| CB | 12 | Aristide Guarneri |
| CB | 19 | Roberto Rosato |
| RB | 5 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| LB | 10 | Giacinto Facchetti (c) |
| IR | 15 | Sandro Mazzola |
| IL | 8 | Giancarlo De Sisti |
| LW | 9 | Angelo Domenghini |
| CF | 2 | Pietro Anastasi |
| LF | 17 | Gigi Riva |
| Manager: ||
| Ferruccio Valcareggi ||
| GK | 1 | Ilija Pantelić |
| RB | 2 | Mirsad Fazlagić (c) |
| CB | 5 | Blagoje Paunović |
| CB | 6 | Dragan Holcer |
| LB | 3 | Milan Damjanović |
| CM | 21 | Dobrivoje Trivić |
| CM | 15 | Miroslav Pavlović |
| CM | 10 | Jovan Aćimović |
| RF | 22 | Idriz Hošić |
| CF | 9 | Vahidin Musemić |
| LF | 11 | Dragan Džajić |
| Manager: ||
| Rajko Mitić ||